Collapsible wardrobe cross bar



QCL 6, 1959 B. N. LINDER ETAL. 2,907,452

COLLAPSIBLE WARDROBE CROSS BAR Filed May 14, 1956 INVENTQRS BNL I n Je rNH You my ATTORNEYS atent Qfiice 2 ,967,452 Patented Oct; 6, 1959 r2,907,452 r CoLLAPs'IBLE WARDROBE CROSS BAR Bertram N. Linder, Dalton,andNathan H. Young, Scranton,tPa., assignors to Linder Brothers, Inc.,Scranton,

Pa., a corporation of Pennsylvania Application May 14, 1956, Serial No.584,809 1 Claim. (Cl. 206-7) The present invention relates to cross barsfor collapsible wardrobes, and more particularly, to metallic cross barswhich are adapted to cooperate with flexible paper collapsiblewardrobes.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a cross bar forcollapsible wardrobes wherein a large area of contact exists between theedges of the wardrobe and the ends of the cross bar.

Another object of the invention is to provide a cross bar forcollapsible wardrobes which is formed of an integral metallic channelmember and a pair of wardrobe edge reinforcing channels. l

A further object of the invention is to provide a cross bar forcollapsible wardrobes which will be inexpensive to manufacture, simpleto use, and quite durable in S6I'V1C6.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent in the followingspecification when considered in the light of the attached drawings, inwhich:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective of the invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary Vertical crosssection taken alongthe line 22 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 3is a fragmentary horizontal cross-section taken along the line3-3 of Figure 2, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary end elevation of the invention.

Figure 5 is a vertical cross-section taken along the line 55 of Figure2, looking in the direction of the arrows. 7

Referring now to the drawings in detail wherein like referencecharacters indicate like parts throughout the several figures, thereference numeral 10 indicates generally a collapsible cardboardwardrobe for clothes storage. The wardrobe 10 includes a back panel 11,opposite parallel end panels 12 and 13, a cover panel 14 hinged to theupper edge of the back panel 11, a cover panel 15 hinged to the upperedge of the end panel 12, and a cover panel 16 hinged to the upper edgeof the end panel 13.

The wardrobe 10 additionally includes a bottom panel, a front panel, anda cover panel hinged to the front panel, none of which are shown sincethey do not form a partof the present invention. f

The construction of the wardrobe 10 can be of any conventional naturerequiring onlyminor modifications thereto to permit the use of ourinvention therewith.

In the construction of cardboard collapsible wardrobes 2 and slots19 and20 in the end panels 12 and 13 in such a way that the slot 17communicates with the slot 19, and the slot 18 communicates with theslot 20. n

A cross bar generally indicated at 21 is formed of a generally channelshape having opposed'parallel spaced apart side walls 22 and 23 whichextend vertically and are connected by a top wall24. A rib 25 isupwardly olfset.

the provision of suitable clothes hanger receiving bars have presentedaproblem since they must have sufficient strength to support the entireload of clothing. placed within the wardrobe. While it has not been toodiihcult to produce a bar having sufficient strength to support theclothing hung thereon, the reinforcement of the wardrobe to support thebar' has presented problems not! heretofore in the top wall 24 toprovide an additional reinforcing for the cross bar 21. The top wall 24extends beyond the ends of the side walls 22 and 23 to form an extension26 at one end of the cross bar 21.

An elongated flange 27 is integrally secured to the outer end of theextension 26 and extends at right angles thereto,

as best illustrated in Figure 2. The opposite end of the cross bar 21 issimilarly formed having the top wall 24 extended as at 28 and providedwith an elongated right angularly extending flange 29, as best seen inFigure l.

The flanges 27 and 29 extend parallel to each other and are in spacedapart relation to the ends of side walls 22 and 23 of the cross bar 21.

A pair of elongated channel shaped edge reinforcing members 39 and 31are positioned over the upper edges of the end panels 12 and 13 at thebottoms of the slots 19 and 20. The members 30 and 31 each have an innerleg .I

32 and an outer leg 33 connected together by a curved bight portion 34.The inner legs 32 have a horizontal length less than the horizontallength of the slots 17, 18, 19, 20 so that the inner legs 32 will passtherethrough for positioning over the upper edge of the end panels 12,13

at the bottom of the slots 19, 20 respectively. The outer legs 33 have ahorizontal length considerably greater than the horizontal length of theslots 17, 18, 19, 20. The members 30, 3-1, by reason of the greaterlength of the outer legs 33, greatly strengthen the end panels 12, 13 inthe area around the slots 19, 20 which have been weakened by theprovision of the slots 19, 20. The cross bar 21 is positioned so thatits opposite ends overlie the channel members 30 and 31 with the flanges27 and 29 extending downwardly over the outer faces, respectively, ofthe channels 30 and 31 so that the cross bar 21 is supported on thechannels 30 and 31, respectively, thus reinforcing the upper edge of theend panels 12 and 13.

The provision of the slots 19 and 20 in the panels 12 and 13 permit thecross bar 21 to be positioned sufliciently low to allow the top panels14, 15, 16, and the top panel forming a part of the front wall (notshown here) to be folded inwardly on top of the cross bar 21 withoutdistor- A suspension means for collapsible paperboard wardrobes of thetype having upright end panels supported by upright side panels, coverpanels integrally hinged to the upper edge of said end panels, each ofsaid end panels and said connected cover panels having a rectangularslot partially in said end panel and partially in said cover panel andtraversing thefhinge line between said end panel and said cover panel,comprising a pair of elongated U-shaped end panel reinforcing members,each of said members having spaced apart parallel laterally extendinginner and outer legs integrally connected by a curved bi ght portion,said outer legs having a substantially greater horizontal length thansaid inner legs and ,said slots, said inner legs having a horizontallength less than the length of said slots, an elongated channel shapedbar having a horizontal top wall and spaced parallel side Wallsdepending from the opposite side edges of said top Wall, a horizontalextension formed integrally on each end of said top wall, and anelongated flange integrally depending from the outer end of each of saidextensions, said flanges extending at each end thereof laterallysubstantially beyond said side walls, said horizontal extensions eachresting on one of said reinforcing members engaging over the upper edgeof said end panel with said reinforcing member and said end panelengaged between the outer ends of said side walls and the flangeadjacent thereto.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTSBelsinger ,Sep. ;24,,-1957

